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Its pillarsעַמּוּדָיוhe madeעָשָׂהof silver,כֶסֶףits backרְפִידָתוֹof gold,זָהָבits seatמֶרְכָּבוֹof purple,אַרְגָּמָןits interiorתּוֹכוֹembroideredרָצוּףwith loveאַהֲבָהby the daughtersמִבְּנוֹתof Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Song of Songs 3:10
Study it in the app“Its pillars he made of silver, its back of gold, its seat of purple, its interior embroidered with love by the daughters of Jerusalem.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Song of Songs 3:10, word by word
- Its pillarsעַמּוּדָיamuday
pillar, column
Pillar, column; also a pillar of cloud or of fire.
Where else “amuday” appears- he madeעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears- of silverכֶסֶףchesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “chesef” appears- its backרְפִידָתrefidat
back, railing
A back or railing (of a seat).
Where else “refidat” appears- of goldזָהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- its seatמֶרְכָּבmerkav
saddle
What is placed on an animal, or in a litter, for riding seated.
Where else “merkav” appears- of purpleאַרְגָּמָןargaman
purple
Thread or cloth dyed purple, a costly dark red.
Where else “argaman” appears- its interiorתּוֹכtoch
inside
The inside of a place or an enclosed space.
Where else “toch” appears- embroideredרָצוּףratsuf
inlay, adorn
To inlay, to cover with ornaments.
Where else “ratsuf” appears- with loveאַהֲבָהahava
love
Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.
Where else “ahava” appears- by the daughtersבְּנוֹתbenot
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “benot” appears- of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
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Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
9King Solomon made for himself a palanquin from the trees of Lebanon.
10 · This verse (above)
11Go out and look, daughters of Zion, at King Solomon with the crown with which his mother crowned him on the day of his wedding and on the day of the joy of his heart.